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[ August 14, 2020 ] COVID-postponed joint replacements are costing U.S. health systems around $2 billion monthly COVID-19
[ August 14, 2020 ] This telemedicine system could get medtech sales reps back to ORs COVID-19
[ August 8, 2020 ] Conformis’ Surprising Strategic Shift to Standard Knee Implants ConforMIS
[ July 30, 2020 ] Mymobility’s Role in Zimmer Biomet’s Digital Transformation Digital Health
[ July 30, 2020 ] Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks Press Release
[ July 27, 2020 ] The 2020 Top 30 Global Medical Device Companies Business
[ July 16, 2020 ] Wright Medical Group N.V. Announces First Shoulder Arthroplasty Procedure Using BLUEPRINT™ Mixed Reality Technology Press Release
[ July 16, 2020 ] Medtronic to Acquire Medicrea Press Release
[ July 14, 2020 ] Smith+Nephew launches Real Intelligence and CORI™ Surgical System; next generation handheld robotics platform Press Release
[ July 14, 2020 ] Medacta to Introduce NextAR(TM): First FDA-Cleared Augmented Reality-Based Surgical Platform for Total Knee Replacement Press Release

COVID-postponed joint replacements are costing U.S. health systems around $2 billion monthly

August 14, 2020

(Fortune) – Dr. Ira Weintraub, a recently retired orthopedic surgeon who now works at a medical billing consultancy, saw a hip replacement bill for over $400,000 earlier this year. “The patient stayed in the hospital 17 days, which is only 17 times normal. […]

This telemedicine system could get medtech sales reps back to ORs

August 14, 2020

(MassDevice) – Daniel Hawkins’ surprise isn’t a matter of what, but when. The successful medtech executive and former Shockwave Medical CEO fully expected medical device makers would see Avail Medsystems’ telemedicine system as a more efficient way for sales reps to sit in on surgeries. […]

Conformis’ Surprising Strategic Shift to Standard Knee Implants

August 8, 2020

(MD+DI) – The orthopedic company known for its customized knee implants now plans to sell a standard off-the-shelf knee in parallel to its higher-cost customized knee implants. […]

Mymobility’s Role in Zimmer Biomet’s Digital Transformation

July 30, 2020

(Medtech Strategist) – On its march to becoming a digital leader in orthopedics, Zimmer Biomet and its partner Apple are bringing enhancements and data to mymobility, their remote monitoring platform. In the current COVID-19 era, that partnership looks prescient. […]

Medical device mergers on pause

July 11, 2020

(Evaluate) – Thanks to Thermo Fisher Scientific and Invitae, two groups brave enough to push ahead with multibillion-dollar acquisitions during a pandemic, the total value of medical device M&A announced in the first half of 2020 nudged over $15bn. […]

Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries

July 11, 2020

(KHN) – Three months ago, the nation watched as COVID-19 patients overwhelmed New York City’s intensive care units, forcing some of its hospitals to convert cafeterias into wards and pitch tents in parking lots. […]

Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks

Tiny, 3D-printed bricks have been designed to heal broken bones – and could one day lead to lab-made organs for human transplant. Inspired by Lego blocks, the small, hollow bricks serve as scaffolding onto which both hard and soft tissue can regrow better than today’s standard regeneration methods […]

COVID-postponed joint replacements are costing U.S. health systems around $2 billion monthly

August 14, 2020

(Fortune) – Dr. Ira Weintraub, a recently retired orthopedic surgeon who now works at a medical billing consultancy, saw a hip replacement bill for over $400,000 earlier this year. “The patient stayed in the hospital 17 days, which is only 17 times normal. […]
Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries

July 11, 2020

This telemedicine system could get medtech sales reps back to ORs

August 14, 2020

(MassDevice) – Daniel Hawkins’ surprise isn’t a matter of what, but when. The successful medtech executive and former Shockwave Medical CEO fully expected medical device makers would see Avail Medsystems’ telemedicine system as a more efficient way for sales reps to sit in on surgeries. […]
Mymobility’s Role in Zimmer Biomet’s Digital Transformation

July 30, 2020

(Medtech Strategist) – On its march to becoming a digital leader in orthopedics, Zimmer Biomet and its partner Apple are bringing enhancements and data to mymobility, their remote monitoring platform. In the current COVID-19 era, that partnership looks prescient. […]
Los Angeles startup uses AI to reduce unnecessary spine surgeries

December 15, 2019

(MedCity News) – A Los Angeles-based startup recently struck a licensing deal with the University of California- Los Angeles to create a tool that can analyze spine images to help decide whether patients should be a candidate for surgery. […]
Vicarious Spices up Surgical Robotics with Virtual Reality

December 4, 2019

(MD+DI) – The Boston-based company has been granted breakthrough device designation from FDA and it has tapped former Verb Surgical CEO Scott Huennekens to be on its board. […]

COVID-postponed joint replacements are costing U.S. health systems around $2 billion monthly

This telemedicine system could get medtech sales reps back to ORs

Conformis’ Surprising Strategic Shift to Standard Knee Implants

Mymobility’s Role in Zimmer Biomet’s Digital Transformation

Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks

ORTHOPEDICS

COVID-postponed joint replacements are costing U.S. health systems around $2 billion monthly

This telemedicine system could get medtech sales reps back to ORs

Conformis’ Surprising Strategic Shift to Standard Knee Implants

Mymobility’s Role in Zimmer Biomet’s Digital Transformation

Medical device mergers on pause

Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries

Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks

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COVID-postponed joint replacements are costing U.S. health systems around $2 billion monthly

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COVID-postponed joint replacements are costing U.S. health systems around $2 billion monthly

This telemedicine system could get medtech sales reps back to ORs

Conformis’ Surprising Strategic Shift to Standard Knee Implants

Mymobility’s Role in Zimmer Biomet’s Digital Transformation

Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks

The 2020 Top 30 Global Medical Device Companies

Wright Medical Group N.V. Announces First Shoulder Arthroplasty Procedure Using BLUEPRINT™ Mixed Reality Technology

Medtronic to Acquire Medicrea

Smith+Nephew launches Real Intelligence and CORI™ Surgical System; next generation handheld robotics platform

Medacta to Introduce NextAR(TM): First FDA-Cleared Augmented Reality-Based Surgical Platform for Total Knee Replacement

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This telemedicine system could get medtech sales reps back to ORs

Mymobility’s Role in Zimmer Biomet’s Digital Transformation

Los Angeles startup uses AI to reduce unnecessary spine surgeries

Vicarious Spices up Surgical Robotics with Virtual Reality